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The more creative
words you enter for keywords, the crazier the story will turn out!
Keywords can be anything. Although you can enter anything you want
for the descriptions of keywords, below are common descriptions
to help you fill in Gone Made! templates and for assistance
in creating your own.
Noun
A noun names a person , place, or thing. Nouns that
same only one person, place, or thing are singular. Nouns that name
more than one are plural. Most people assume that when a story template
asks for a noun, it is singular. Otherwise, the story template will
ask for a "plural noun."
- Nouns
(singular):
child, finger, goat, bedroom, mayor
- Plural
Nouns:
teachers, whiskers, parks, children
Verb
Verbs are words that express action or state of being. For Gone
Mad! you probably won't use state of being verbs. Like nouns,
verbs can be singular and plural. Verbs also have tenses: present,
past, and future. Most people assume that when a story template
asks for a verb, it is plural and present tense. It's important
for your subjects
and verbs to agree.
- Verbs
(plural-present tense):
hold, flush, fight, slurp
- Verbs
- Singular:
holds, flushes, fights, slurps
- Verbs
- Past Tense:
held, flushed, fought, slurped
-
Verbs - Future Tense:
will hold, will flush, will fight, will slurp
Adjective
Adjectives are words that describe a noun or pronoun.
- Adjectives:
gooey, sharp, yellow, five, tiny, hairy
Adverb
Adverbs describe a verb, adjective, or other adverbs. An adverb
tells how, when, how often, or how much. Many adverbs end in ly.
- Adverbs:
slowly, often, madly, recently
Preposition
Prepositions
begin prepositional phrases and relate words to one another. They
often give clues about locations in time or place.
- Prepositions:
in, under, before, without, against, about
Exclamation
Exclamations can be words, phrases, or sentences that show strong
feeling. Exclamations are followed by exclamation points.
- Exclamations:
Yes!, No Way!, Hotdog!, Wow!
Occupation
An occupation is a job or line of work.
- Occupations:
plumber, student, doctor, chef
There
are many, many more ways to describe keywords!
Here are a few
more examples:
- Body
Part
- Emotion
- Animal
- Liquid
- Event
- Food
- Contraction
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